The Internal Revenue Service recently sent out letters notifying eligible taxpayers of how the advance child tax credit payments work that are set to begin in July. These advance child tax credits are not like the stimulus payments. All these payments are is the IRS sending taxpayers their tax refund earlier than usual. The amount of advance child tax credit payments that a taxpayer will

An improvement in broadband service for the Big Sky state could be one benefit if the new infrastructure proposals become law. Last week, a bipartisan group came to an agreement with President Biden on a framework to improve the country’s infrastructure. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said during a conference call with state media members that the bill is one of the most important non-emergency

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont.,, introduced the “Lower Costs, More Cures Act,” which will support Montanans by lowering prescription drug prices, increasing transparency in the complex prescription drug pricing process and encouraging American ingenuity in the development of new treatments and cures. “Year after year, Montanans continue to face out of control prescription drugs costs.

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center the past two weeks included: Milton Alexander Jr., 38, Poplar, hold for

The summer reading program at the Roosevelt County Main is coming back June 29-July 27. “Children from ages seven through 13 years will celebrate ‘Tails and Tales’ with a reading challenge, games, crafts, door prizes and more,” said library director Janet Livingston. The program starts Tuesday, June 29, at 1 p.m., running until 3 p.m. and will continue weekly through July 27.

To prevent the spread of disease, such as salmonella, bird enthusiasts should consider either removing their bird feeders for the summer or cleaning the feeder regularly. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has received several phone calls recently about dead birds around feeders and birds with crusty eyes. Birds don’t need supplementary food in the summer. They typically eat naturally occurring

All but one of the traditional area powwows have released dates and limited schedules for 2021. No celebrations were held on the Fort Peck Reservation in 2020 due to the pandemic. Red Bottom in Frazer is the first up on July 24. According to Mike Turcotte, there will likely be no contest, with only traditional day pay. Following the death of longtime organizer Sandra Lilley last year,

As a part of his year’s long fight to increase local meat processing capacity in Montana and reduce consolidation in the meatpacking industry, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has secured $55.2 million in competitive grant funding that will provide critical resources for currently operating processing facilities that are working toward Federal inspection. “In order to break the stranglehold

Although Roosevelt County’s percentage of population that is fully vaccinated is below the state figure of 46 percent, Roosevelt County’s percentage of 34 percent is similar to other eastern Montana counties. As of early this week, 2,861 residents of Roosevelt County have been fully vaccinated, according to the state’s website regarding vaccine distribution. Percentages of other counties